American purchases of computer chip-making machines from Taiwan rose to a record high in March as the United States continues to rebuild its domestic semiconductor industry.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and several other major producers in Taiwan are vital players in the global supply chain of computer chips.
Taiwan, the world’s largest producer of high-end semiconductor chips, saw its chipmaking machine exports to the United States rise 42.6 percent last month from a year earlier to a new high of $71.3 million, according to data from the country’s Ministry of Finance reported Bloomberg.
Meanwhile, exports to Mainland China plummeted 33.7 percent for the ninth straight month of decline as tensions have risen with Beijing….